Radio Shack BTX-128 manual

Owner’s M anual Please read before using thi s equipment. BTX-128 2-Chann el 1-Wat t UHF Bus iness Ba nd Transc eiver with CTCSS 19-1207.fm Page 1 Friday, November 10, 2000 11:04 AM[...]

2 Contents ˆ Contents FCC Regulations .............. ...... ........... . 5 FCC License Requ ired .................... . 5 FCC Part 90 Rul es ............... ........... . 7 A Quick L ook at Y our T ransceiver .................... .......... 13 Preparation . ................. ........... .......... 14 Install ing the Bat tery Pack ............. 14[...]

3 Features Setti ng a UH F Busi ness Band Frequenc y ............. ................. ....... 2 3 About Qu iet T one .............. ........... .. 28 Operation . ................. ........... ............. 33 Care .......... ........... ................. ............. 35 Specificati ons .......... ................. ....... 36 ˆ Featur es Your Radi [...]

4 Features tran sceive r to any UH F busi ness b and frequenc y you hav e a licen se to us e – no crystal s to buy ! Note: Your loc al Radi oShack store m ust send the transc eiver to an au thor ized s er- vice fac ility to program the transceiv er with a frequenc y. You m ust show your li- cense to store pe rsonnel. 38 Quiet To ne CTCSS (Continu[...]

5 FCC Regulations ˆ FCC R egulations FCC LICENSE REQUIRED This trans ceiver is intend ed for use in the operat ion of com merci al a ctivitie s, educ a- tional, philanthro pic, or e cclesia stical in- stit utions, a nd hosp itals, c linics, or medic al as socia tions . The Federal C ommuni cations Commi s- sion (FCC) requi res you t o ha ve a lice[...]

6 FCC Regulations same are a. For more informa tion about getting a licens e, conta ct the PCIA at 800-759- 0300, exten sion 3068 (i n Virgin- ia 703-7 39-0300, e xtension 3068). For other questi ons conce rning the l i- cense a pplicati on, contac t the FCC at 717-337- 1212, o r write: FCC P.O. Box 1040 Getty sbur g, PA 17 325 For the latest FCC a[...]

7 FCC Regulations If you do not ha ve a fax mach ine, you ca n call t he Gove rnment Form s Distri buti on Center at 1-8 00-418-FO RM and request that the form and i nstructio ns be ma iled to you. FCC PART 90 RULES You mus t be famil iar with Part 90 of FCC Rules before you opera te your tran sceiv- er. Th e o per atio n inst ruct io ns in th is m[...]

8 FCC Regulations Overall, Pa rt 90 state s that: • Y ou must have a val id licens e before you us e the transce iver . • As li censee, you are re spons ible for prope r operation of all tran sceive rs operat ing under yo ur license author- ity . • Y ou can let unl icens ed pers ons op er- ate th is transmitt er , as long as you take prec aut[...]

9 FCC Regulations •Y ou m ust alw a ys y ield the operatin g frequenc y to com munic ations th at in vo lv e the saf ety of lif e or proper ty . • Y ou must t ake re asonable precau- tions to pre vent harmful int erference to ot her servi ces operat ing on th e same fr equency . • Y ou must not tran smit p rogram mater ial of any ki nd used i[...]

10 FCC Regulations • During each trans mission or exchan ge of tran smissions , you must i dentify your st ation wit h the call si gn issu ed to yo u by the FCC, or on ce ea c h 15 minut es dur ing p eri- ods of c ontinuou s opera tion. • Y ou must ke ep a wri tten record of any main tenance or mo dificatio n made to the trans ceiver , and you [...]

11 FCC Regulations • reorient or relo cate the recei ving ante nna • increas e the dist ance betwe en the equipm ent and the radio or T V • use outle ts on dif ferent elec trical cir- cuits for the equ ipment and the radi o or TV Consu lt your loc al RadioSh ack store if the pr oblem still exists . You must us e shielded interface ca bles wit[...]

12 FCC Regulations perf orman ce o f th e tra nsc eiver so it no longer m eets the original FCC t ype ac- ceptanc e or w ould c hange t he freque ncy- deter mining method are stri ctly proh ibit- ed. Repla cement o r substitu tion of cry stals, tran sisto rs, in tegra ted ci rcuit s, re gulat or diodes , or any other compone nt that is of a unique [...]

13 A Quick Look at Your T ransceiver FCC Rules prior to operatin g your tran s- ceiver. It is th e u se r 's re sp ons ib ili ty to se e that this uni t is operating at all times in accordanc e with the FCC Rul es . ˆ A Quick Look at Y our T ran sceiver CHANNEL A/B VOLUME /OFF TX/BA TT EAR/M IC MON PTT 19-1207.fm Page 13 Friday, November 10, [...]

14 Preparation ˆ Prepar ation INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK The sup plied N i-MH battery pack, whe n fully ch arged, pr ovides po wer to your transceiv er for up to 10 hours. Yo u must install the battery pac k into your tran s- ceiver, then char ge it. Caution: Do n ot re move th e plas tic wrap from the battery pa ck. Doing so can p er- manentl y [...]

15 Preparation ment co ver in the di rect ion of t he arrows and lift it of f. 2. Plug the batte ry pack’ s connec tor into the co nnect or inside th e battery compar tment. T hen pla ce the battery pack i n the compart ment. Note: The c onnector fits only on e way . Do not force it. 3. Replace the battery compar tment cover, then slid e LOC K to[...]

16 Preparation To ensu re maximu m range, o perate th e transce iver with the batte ry pack fully char ged. As the vol tage decre ases, the range decre ases. Caution: The s upplied 12V DC, 20 0 mA battery c harger was des igned spe cifically for you r trans ceiver. Use only the su p- plied batt ery ch arge r. 1. T urn VOLUME/OFF fu lly coun ter- cl[...]

17 Preparation batt ery po wer remai ning. Rech arge the batte ry pack. 3. Unplu g the AC adapter from the AC outlet after the b attery is full y charged . Caution: Alth oug h the battery pa ck i s d e- signed to be ch arged using the supplie d battery c harger for up to a year , do not charg e th e bat ter y pack lo nger than 24 hours at a time. C[...]

18 Preparation 2. Press the a ntenna down o ver the jack and turn the antenna’ s base clockwi se u ntil i t lock s into place. 3. T o det ach t he ant enna, turn the antenna ’s bas e counterc lockwis e. Then lif t of f the ante nna. Connecting an Optional Antenna Although the suppli ed rubber du ck anten- na provi des exce llent loca l recept i[...]

19 Preparation USING THE BELT CLIP The su pplied belt cl ip lets you eas ily at- tach the transc eiver to your be lt. Slide the belt clip onto the tab at the b ack of th e tra nscei ver un til i t cli cks. To re- move the clip , pull u p on its middle tab and slide it down. CONNECTING AN EARPHON E/EXTERNAL SPEAKER To listen privatel y or to hear be[...]

20 Preparation This au tomatica lly dis connects the bui lt- in spea ker. Listening Safel y To pr otect your hearing, follow thes e guideli nes wh en you use a n earph one. • Set the v olume to the lowest settin g befor e you begin listenin g. After you begin l isteni ng, adjus t the volu me to a com forta ble l evel. • Do not listen at extreme[...]

21 Preparation comfort might still dam age your hearing. T raffic Safety Do not use an e arphone wit h your tran s- ceiver when oper ating a motor veh icle or ridi ng a bicy cle i n or nea r traff i c. Doi ng so can cre ate a tr affic haz ard and c ould be illegal in so me areas . If yo u use a n ea rphone wit h your tra ns- ceiver wh ile riding a [...]

22 Preparation USING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE An externa l speaker/m icrophon e can make i t easier to use t he transce iver when y ou clip it t o your belt, so you do not have to lift the tra nsceive r to your mouth e ac h ti me yo u tra ns mi t. Pu ll u p th e rubber cover from the EAR a nd MIC jacks and plug the speaker/ micropho ne’s 2.[...]

23 Preparation trol Sque lch Sys tem) freque ncy and set your tran sceiver to use it. 1. Set your tr ansceiver to a U HF busi- ness band freq uency (s ee “Setti ng a UHF Bus iness Ba nd Freque ncy” on Page 23). 2. Select a quiet tone frequ ency the n set the D IP switch es to t hat fre- quenc y (s ee “Usi ng a Qui et T one Frequ ency” on Pa[...]

24 Preparation • 464.50 MH z (Brown Dot) • 464.550 MHz (Y ellow Dot) • 467 .76 25 MHz ( J Dot) • 467 .8125 MHz ( K Dot) • 467 .850 M Hz (S ilver Star) • 467.875 MHz (Gol d Star) • 467.900 MHz (Red Star) • 467.925 MHz (Blue St ar) Chann el A is pres et to 464.550 M Hz and Chann el B is pre set to 464.500 MH z. Yo u can set Ch annel A[...]

25 Preparation Note: Be sure th e battery pac k is connec ted. 3. Hold down PT T and MON , then turn VOLUME/OFF clockwis e to turn on the tran sceiver . Th e transce iver beep s once. 4. Press MON onc e. The t ransceiv er sounds a two-to ne sequen ce. 5. Rotate CHANNEL A/B to sele ct the channe l you wa nt to set. 19-1207.fm Page 25 Friday, Novembe[...]

26 Preparation 6. Choos e a UHF dot freque ncy from the list on Page 24. The n use a po inted obje ct such as a stra ighte ned paper clip to set th e posi - tion of each DIP switch to 1 (up) or 0 ( down ) as in dicat ed in t he follow ing table . Channe l Number Frequency (MHz) DIP Sw it c h S et t i ng 0 = down 1 = up 1 464.5000 000001 2 464.5500 [...]

27 Preparation 7. Press MON once. If the DIP switch setting is corre ct, the t ransceiv er sounds a three-tone sequence . If the DIP switc h setting is incorrect, the tran sceive r bee ps once . 8. T urn th e transce iver of f then on . Note: If y ou do not turn o ff the tran sceiv- er to reset the power, the o riginal fre- quency setti ng remain s[...]

28 Preparation the freque ncies li sted on Pag e 24, you can tak e your tran sceive r to an auth o- rize d facilit y to set y our tra nsceive r to a frequenc y you have a l icense t o use. ABOUT QUIET T ONE Quiet to ne helps e liminate interfe rence betwee n differen t users of th e same fre- quency , letting you ta lk and li sten to pe o- ple who [...]

29 Preparation and cod e. This tone is too low for you to hear, but other tr ansceiv ers can d etect it. Once yo u set a quiet ton e on the tran s- ceiver, it on ly rece ives t hose tra nsmis- sions that incl ude the s ame tone. If two different groups op erate tra nsceivers i n the sam e area o n the same freq uency, they do not hear ea ch oth er?[...]

30 Preparation 3. Choos e a quiet tone code from the follow ing tabl e, then u se a po inted object such as a stra ightened paper clip t o set th e positi on of ea ch DIP switch to 1 (up) or 0 (down) as ind i- cated i n the follo wing table . Quiet Code Frequenc y (Hz) DIP Switc h Se tti ng 0 = down 1 = up None 000000 1 67.0 000001 2 71.9 000010 3 [...]

31 Preparation Quiet Code Frequenc y (Hz) DIP Switc h Se tti ng 0 = down 1 = up 1 1 97.4 00101 1 12 100.0 001 100 13 103.5 001 101 14 107.2 001 1 10 1 5 11 0 . 9 0 0 1111 16 1 14.8 010000 17 1 18.8 010001 18 123.0 010010 19 127.3 01001 1 20 131.8 010100 21 136.5 010101 22 141.3 0101 10 23 146.2 0101 1 1 24 151.4 01 1000 25 156.7 01 1001 26 162.2 01[...]

32 Preparation 4. Repla ce the p lastic cov er and th e battery co mpartmen t cover . Then turn VOLUME/OFF clockw ise until it 27 167.9 01 101 1 28 173.8 01 1 100 29 179.9 01 1 101 30 186.2 0 1111 0 31 192.8 0 11111 32 203.5 100000 33 210.7 100001 34 218.1 100010 35 225.7 10001 1 36 233.6 100100 37 241.8 100101 38 250.3 1001 10 Quiet Code Frequenc [...]

33 Operation clicks to turn on the transceiver . The transceiv er sets the qu iet tone c ode. Note: If th e DIP switch setting is not listed in the tab le on Pages 30–32, no tone is se t. ˆ Operatio n Notes: • Y ou ca n only co mmuni cate w ith another transceiv er that is using th e same c hannel a nd/or the s ame qui et tone co de as your tr[...]

34 Operation comple tely bloc k the signal s. T rees and hea vy clou d forma tions ha ve a simil ar effe ct, though not as se vere. 1. T urn V OLUM E/O FF clockwise to turn on the tran sceive r . The TX/BA TT indica tor flashe s green about onc e per se cond. 2. Rotate CHANNE L A/B to select t he preset c hannel A o r B. 3. T o transmi t, hold down[...]

35 Care sounds an aler t tone. Th e TX/BA TT indica tor flas hes green . 4. T o hear ev erything th at happens on the chan nel inc ludin g weak tra nsmi s- sions , pres s MON . 5. T urn VOLUME/OFF fully counter- clockwi se unt il it cl icks to tu rn off the tran sceive r . ˆ Care Modify ing or ta mpering with the trans- ceiver’ s intern al compo[...]

36 Specifications ˆ Specific ations Frequency Range .. 461.0375–469.5625 MHz Channels ........................ .............................. 2 Modulation T ype ...................... .. .... .. .. .. ...... FM Power Supply ......... .... .. .... ....... 6V , 1400 mAh Ni-MH battery pack Channel Bandwidth ............. 25 kHz/12.5 kHz T ransmi t [...]

37 Specifications Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are s ubject to change and improvement without notice. 19-1207.fm Page 37 Friday, November 10, 2000 11:04 AM[...]

38 Notes ˆ Notes 19-1207.fm Page 38 Friday, November 10, 2000 11:04 AM[...]

39 Notes Limite d One -Y ear W arr a nt y This produ ct is warra nted by Ra dioShack against manufactur- ing defects in mater ial and workmanship unde r normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack com - pany-own ed stores a nd authorized RadioSh ack franchisees and deal ers. EXCEP T AS PROV IDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO[...]

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